••• The New York Times reviews Ellary’s Greens, a new West Village restaurant. The chef is “Alex Oefeli, a native of Switzerland who has done stints at Raoul’s, Patois and the Hideaway. Most recently, Mr. Oefeli oversaw the prepared-foods department at Whole Foods in Tribeca.”

••• “The Hudson Square site [68 Charlton] where Extell Development’s Gary Barnett had once planned to build a 35-story luxury hotel is now going to be host to 13 stories of condos instead.” —Curbed

••• Loud and Quiet visits the Tribeca apartment of musician Lee Ranaldo. (It’s one of those e-mag things. Skip to page 14.) Love the portrait.

••• “Downtown Express is retracting an article that was posted Nov. 20, 2013, ‘No bathroom for 9/11 Museum,’ because the thrust of the article and the headline is not accurate. The 9/11 Museum, scheduled to open next year, will in fact have bathrooms. An article quote by Joe Daniels, president of the museum and 9/11 Memorial, which seemed to suggest the opposite, was taken out of context.”

••• “Q&A: The Man Behind the Talking Transition ‘Think Tent’ Spills His Secrets.” On the cost: “I haven’t totaled it up. In the single-digit millions, nowhere near double digits.” —New York

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